SOME THOUGHTS ON OBAMA’S mandatory volunteerism plan. Plus, reader Nancy Anne Potts writes:
Looks like the change.gov site is true to it’s title – it changes!
During the time when I was looking at the blog you linked to concerned mandatory community service the change.gov page saying “require community service” changed to goal for community service. The new wording is:
“….. Obama will call on citizens of all ages to serve America, by setting a goal that all middle school and high school students do 50 hours of community service a year and by developing a plan so that all college students who conduct 100 hours of community service receive a universal and fully refundable tax credit ensuring that the first $4,000 of their college education is completely free.”
I found the the cached page on Google it has the original “required” wording.
Looks like they caught their “mistake”. Now will the real plan please step forward — goal or required. (Although the way government sets goals, they often wind up looking like requirements so maybe the two aren’t all that different.)
Ugh! I see card check made the economy page too. He may be the president elect but I don’t have to like his plans!
Not until the second term. Then that will be made mandatory, too . . . .
Meanwhile, Robert Bidinotto comments: “Anyone recall what the Soviets used to do to history books?” The Obama folks have a history of airbrushing.